Irrigation apparatus.



LLRODDY..

IRBIGATIN APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 29, 1910.`

l Patented Jan.. 9, 1912.

` combination, and arrangement of parts. all

-constructed in accordance with the present Ni sfrarns visiiaiwi L; RODDY, or Es'rns, Tintas.

IRRIGATION APPARATUS. E i' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled .Tuly 29, 1910.

Serial No. 574.549.

To a?? 107mm it m 0 1/ concern Be itknown that I. Isl-rait L. IioDDv. a citizen of the nited States. residing ati Estes, in the State'of Texas. have invented certain new and useful vImprovements -in Irrigation Apparatus, of which the followl ing is a specification.

T his invention relates to farming utensils and is designed to construct an apparatus wherebythe ground may be irrigated.

It also contemplates the construction of an irrigation apparatus' which may be Wound aboutl a reel and adjusted to various sizes of fields.

vWith the above and other objects in view. this invention consists in the construction.

as hereinafter more fully described, claimed. and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein- Figure l is a top plan view of a device invention; Fig. Q is a central vertical section ofthe hose cart: Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation thereof: Fig. 4 is an en-j larged sectional view bringing out more` clearly the king-bolt connection between the axle and bolster block. l

The irrigation apparatus forming the subject matter of the present invention comprises a main supply pipe located along. one side of a tield, said pipe having a series of branch pipes throughout its entirelength. An auxiliary pipe. is secured to said supply pipe through the instrumentality of one of said branch pipes and carries a plurality of i hose, the opposite terminals of said hosej being connected to reels carried by the hose g cart. The hose are perforated and are elevated above the plants in such a manner that the water passing through the perfo l rations thereof descends directly upon the leaves and roots of the vegetation in a manner similar to rain. The hose carriage may be 'turned to wind the hose upon the reel.`l thereof in such a manner that the hose will be in no way twisted.

In carrying out the present invention a supply pipe l0 is located on one side of a field or the, like and is provided with a sej ries of spaced branch pipes ll each of said i branch pipes being provided with the valve 1Q. The pipe 13 is connected to any one of the branch pipes ll through the instrumentality of the flexible connection 14s while the l extremities of the pipe 13 are secured to the pipe l() by the hangers l5 which engage the pipe l0 by thehooks 1G carried at the outer terminals thereof. series of nipples 17 `project from the pipe 13 to which are secured the perforated hose 1S which at their free terminalsl are wound about the reels carried by the hose cart. The hose cart comprises an axle 19 at each terminal of which is mounted a wheel. 20. A sprocket wheel '2l is located adjacent to the inner side of each wheel 2O and is adapted to copei` ate with its respective wheel for winding and unwinding the hose. bolster block 22 is mounted on the axle 1f) and has the supporting vertical frame Q?) pivotally mounted thereon through the instrumentality of the king bolt 2l. said bolster block and supporting vertical frame having the turning plates Q5 interposed therebetween. series of braces 2G extend from the axle 19 and the vertical frame to the turning plates thereby retaining said frame in a normallyvertical position.

.i shaft 2T is longitudinally mounted on the upper edge of lthe vertical frame E23 through the instrumcntality of the bearings Q. said shaft being provided with the sprocket wheels fifi adjacent to each end of the frame 22%. A rcel 3") is carried by the l .sa-att 2T adjacent to each sprocket wheel and is adapted to be rotated upon the rotation of the shaft thereby ausing the reels to wind and unwind according to the direction in which the hose cartis traveling.

l rIbis rotation is imparted to the shaft l2T by the sprocket chain 29 which passes abouteach pair of the sprocket 'wheels Q1 and A draft bar 232 is secured to one side of the bolster 0"). After the hose 1S have been Patented aan. 91,1912..

unwound by the cart traveling in one direction the-chains filare elevated from-the t sprocket gears 2l by loosening a pin 33 in each chain thereby permittingl the axle 19 to be rotated about the king bolt as a pivot retaining the frame 23 stationary. It will Ibe seen that when the chains are again placed upon the sprocket wheels the draft gear will be pointing in an opposite direction to the original direction of travel thus causing the hose to be wound about the reels 30 when the apparatus. is drawn in the new direction. An extension Si may be provided for the shaft 2T 1n order that an extra reel 30' may be carried at each end tion with a supply pipe, of aplurality of hereby coperating with an additional ose.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1.,In irrigating apparatus, the combination of a plurality of hose, a hose truck embodying ground wheels, a plurality of reels lmounted en -said truck connected to and adapted to carry said hose, draft means l0 secured to the truck for advancingthe same, means for Ioperating the reels from the ground wheels, and means whereby said draft means may be reversed without changing the position of said reels, to thereby reverse the direction' of rotation of the reels on movement of the truck, for winding the hose.

2 ..In irrigating apparatus, the com-binahose secured at one end thereto, a wheeled hose truck, a plurality of reels carried by said truck connected to the other ends of the hose, 'means' for driving the reels from the Wheels of the truck when the latter is in motion, draft means connected to the truck and normally extending therefrom ina direc-tion opposite the hose for moving the truck to unwind the hose from .the reels, means connecting the truck to the reels so as to permit the truck and its draft means to be reversed with respect to the hose, and detachable means normally operably connecting the driving means to the reels thereby preventing the reversal of the truck'with respect tothe hose. l,

In combination, a stationary supply pipe, an irrigating apparatus assoclated therewith includin pipe, a plurality of hose connected at one end to said auxiliary 'supply pipe, a'ztruck embodying ground wheels, a plurality. of reels mounted on said truck and connectedto the other ends. of the hose, a draft member connected to the truck for advancingthe same and normally extending therefrom in a direction opposite the hose aforesaid, driving conneetions for transmitting motion from the ground wheels to the reels, whereby when the truck is advanced the hose will be unwound from the reels, means so connecting the truck with the reels as t0 permit the truck. and its draft means to be reversed Without changing the positions of the reels, whereby to wind the 'hosel thereon, and detachable members normally holding the driving connections aforesaid in operative relation to the reels thereby normally preventing the reversal of the truck and draft means, as above set forth.. I

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of tvv'o witnesses.

ISHAM L. RODDY.

Witnesses:

J. A. BRUNDREW,

DAVID M. PICTON.

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